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Thousands of Families to Demand Enhanced School Choice in Illinois At Union Station "Whistle Stop" Event - Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 6:00 pm

[January 29, 2013]

Thousands of Families to Demand Enhanced School Choice in Illinois At Union Station "Whistle Stop" Event - Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 6:00 pm

CHICAGO --(Business Wire)--

More than 2,800 Chicagoans will gather at historic Union Station on
Tuesday, Jan. 29 to demand enhanced and equitable educational options
for families, organizers announced today.

The event will take place at 6:00pm in the station's Grand Hall and
feature remarks from students, teachers and parents, along with speeches
by Illinois Network of Charter Schools President Andrew Broy and
Catholic Schools Superintendent Sr. Mary Paul McCaughey.

Broy is expected to rally charter parents to support equity in funding
for the state's high-performing public charter sector while McCaughey
will focus on the need to provide greater access to private and
parochial schools to all children.

The event will mark the fifth stop of National School Choice Week 2013's
cross-country whistle-stop train tour, the National School Choice Week
'Special,' which will shine a spotlight on the need to expand access to
educational options for all children (www.schoolchoiceweek.com/train).

National School Choice Week is comprised of hundreds of organizations,
thousands of groups, and millions of Americans dedicated to raising
awareness about empowering parents with the ability to choose the best
educational environment for their children. These options include
high-performing public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools,
private schools, online learning, and homeschooling.

WHO:

-- National School Choice Week President Andrew Campanella--
Illinois Network of Charter Schools President Andrew Broy--
Catholic Schools Superintendent Sister Mary Paul McCaughey--
Parents and students who are benefiting from school choice in Illinois